Public Utilities
Water
Watch

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.4 (
+0.1),
12.1 (
+0.1),
19.2 (
+0.2),
and
32.6 (
+0.1)
respectively. This is a 0% change since the last report on
February 21, 2014.
The median capacity for the current month is
100%,
average capacity is96%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2013)

Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets

Current year to date:
5.97 inches [
21.58]

Monthly total to date:
2.4529 year
February average rainfall:
3.13

Median drought year average through
February: 5.28[
12.99]

Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average: -1.02[
+3.54]
(
February28)